Stagetracker system for 1,800-capacity venue

NORWAY: The prestigious venue has implemented TTA's Stagetracker FX actor tracking and audio position technology, reports PSN-e. Norway's newly constructed National Opera House is located in the Bj_rvika district of Oslo and incorporates two performance spaces - one with a capacity of 1400, the other housing 400.

NORWAY: The prestigious venue has implemented TTA's Stagetracker FX actor tracking and audio position technology, reports PSN-e. Norway's newly constructed National Opera House is located in the Bj_rvika district of Oslo and incorporates two performance spaces - one with a capacity of 1400, the other housing 400.

The venue is also the home to the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet company.

In a move that sees it become the first international opera house to install Stagetracker FX, the National Opera House has specified a Stagetracker 16FXR system with the capacity to handle 16 tagged performers simultaneously on the large stage, which has two RadioEye infra-red detectors fitted in the truss. Collectively, the hardware and software enable real-time tracking of performers on stage.

The Stagetracker FX system was purchased from Scandinavian distributor Benum along with TTA's FX Audio Editor, which provides control and arrangement functions for sound effect playback.

"We all feel that Stagetracker offers the next step in theatre," commented Benum's Ronald Hernes, pictured here to the right of Benum colleague Egil Eide and TTA's Stuart Kerrison. "It is the logical development now that the best houses have surround sound installations. The sound engineers at the Opera House are most excited about the TTA system. They see it as a piece of technology that will really help them to do their job better, allowing them to concentrate on their sound mix rather than audio positioning."

UK: The sound installation at Leicester Square Theatre was designed and specified by Total Audio's Peter Knowles, reports David Davies. The fit-out in the 390-capacity main auditorium centred upon the AMBIT series of discreet architecture cabinets from Spanish manufacturer Ecler, which is distributed in the UK by MilTec (UK).

UK: Developed by the team responsible for fabric, matter is located in The O2 complex, writes David Davies. The 2,600-capacity site - which had its official launch night on September 19th - incorporates a sound, lighting and video system devised by renowned clubland technical guru Dave Parry and his company Most Technical. Martin Audio, Void Acoustics, Lab.gruppen and Digidesign are among the manufacturers whose equipment has been specified in the venue, which will host both club nights and live music performances.

CHINA: An audio renewal project at the Guangzhou Xinhai Odeum performance venue on Guangzhou Er Sha Island in China has entailed the specification of EM Acoustics loudspeakers. The prestigious complex - home to a 1,500-seat symphony hall, 460-seat performance hall, 100-seat AV presentation room and a 'music culture' section - has become one of the primary centres of Guangdong society since it opened in 1998, reports David Davies.

IRAN: Outline mini-COM.P.A.S.S. arrays have been installed at the Azadi Theatre's new concert hall, writes David Davies. A total of 14 enclosures have been been fitted in the new concert hall at Tehran's Azadi Theatre as part of a ten-month acoustical treatment and installation process.

UK: The installation at The Driver - located in the Kings Cross development area - was carried out by Systems Etc, reports David Davies. The multi-purpose site - which is operated by Billy Reilly of Pacha London fame - has been equipped with more than 50 Martin Audio AQ series full-range speakers and subwoofers, with system optimisation courtesy of five of the manufacturer's Engineer 818 DSPs.

Duycker, located near Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, is the city's latest live music and rock venue. A comprehensive audio install was required to ensure rock was rolled out throughout the entire venue.

EUROPE: Ampco Belgium reports strong Digidesign VENUE system sales in Holland, writes David Davies. Rental companies Story Sound and Menno Wolthuis Sound and Lights have both recently invested in VENUE systems, while the Paradiso Club in Amsterdam - widely regarded as one of the country's most distinguished live venues - has been outfitted with a VENUE D-Show. All systems were supplied by Digidesign's Benelux VENUE distributor, Ampco Belgium.